Month: January 2018

Meldrum Kroki

meldrum_kroki-lokal-sokes

I started having life drawing evenings in my living room last October. It has gone very well, both the artists and the models are happy with the arrangement.
The only negative is that I have to empty my living room and cover the floor with protective waxed paper. It takes too many hours for me to set it up and then dismantle. I would not mind if I have more people attending each week but this is impossible as my living room is full, there is no space.

This is why I am now looking for a large room in central Stockholm that I can use for life drawing on a Thursday evening. I need a room for 4 hours between 18.00 and 22.00 each Thursday.
If you know of such a room, please do get in touch. Click here to contact me or visit the contact page. Thank you.

Tags croquis, figuredrawing, kroki, krokiistockholm, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, Sketch, skissa

Watercolour

Tools of a master

Da Vinci brushes + Holbein

I ordered three Da Vinci: Cosmotop-Mix B brushes similar to the ones Chien Chung-Wei uses. I also bought some Jaune Billiant 1 and Verditer by Holbien. These are also used a lot by Chien.
Okay, so I have the tools and I have been training real hard so it’s frustrating that I am a million light years away from his masterful level.

Bad day today, I have decided to paint portraits and discovered I have a lot to learn!

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, brush, brushes, davinci, davincibrushes, holbien, watercolor

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Meldrum Kroki evening

meldrum kroki

The second Meldrum Kroki session this year and the 11th in total. It is starting to become more of a routine and less stressful. It was a very enjoyable evening with model Elena who was just great!
One thing that need to be improved though:
I need a larger room, I must rent somewhere in central Stockholm. There is so much work involved in having the life drawing at home, the most time consuming bit is covering the wooden floors with protective paper. It is incredibly cosy though, everyone is very happy to come to my home.

Sketched on A3 paper with graphite pencils

meldrum kroki

Tags femalenude, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, nude, sketching

Portrait Sketch Watercolour

Portrait practice

Meldrum portrait practice

I painted a portrait last weekend and it wasn’t very good. I needed to practice. A friend of mine tipped me about an app for the iPhone called Sktchy. People upload there selfie portraits and artists paint them if they find them interesting. It’s a great copyright free resource for artists. I used the app for the first time yesterday. I have no idea who the dude is.

Arches 27 x 37 cm

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, portrait, porträtt, practice, Sketch, training, watercolor, Watercolour

art figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Nudes Sketch Watercolour

Nude study

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/22
4 Comments on Nude study

Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova

I found a lovely image on Tumblr that inspired me to paint. The original photo was taken by Russian photographer Eugenia Kirikova.
I am trying to paint more nudes and portraits on a daily basis. The more we paint the better we get!

Arches rough watercolour paper, 27 x 37 cm

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Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova — Meldrum – watercolour nude study – original reference by Eugenia Kirikova

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, arches, female, femalemodel, figure, nude, nudestudy, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

This year’s s first life drawing

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/19
2 Comments on This year’s s first life drawing

David Meldrum Kroki - Life drawing

Yes, so nice to be life drawing again after the Christmas break.
I took myself to Konstnärshuset Tuesday. The model, Elena was excellent as always. The lighting is so good at this venue, having a good model too is very inspiring.
My Life drawing (Meldrum Kroki) started last night (Thursday). It’s proving very popular, my living room was totally full of enthusiastic sketchers. The model, Kinda was great, everyone was delighted with her. I will publish some drawings in the next few days. That’s that, now I’m off to lunch in town. I’m going to treat myself to my favourite Sushi restaurant, Ichiban.

David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing

Tags art, croquis, female, figuredrawing, konstnärshuset, kroki, lifedrawing, modell, nude, nudes, Sketch, sketching, Stockholm

Watercolour

Winter sun in Sandhamn

Winter sun in Sandhamn, Stockholm archipelago.
36.5 x 26.5 cm Arches rough 300g

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Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #3

Dog approaching Sandhamn beach

This was a fun sketch to do. I didn’t take me long and I am happy with the result. I will definitely paint a finished version of it in the future. I am obsessed with capturing the light, I think there is nothing more beautiful than the rays of sunshine.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, sandhamn, skärgård, skärgården, Sketch, skiss, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #2

Sandhamn radar reflector beacon

This is a radar reflector beacon on the island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. Not easy to guess what it is I know. It was such a strange object to approach on the lonely windswept beach, a little spooky – cold metal with sharp, angular form.
The sketch is about A5 in size and painted in my Moleskin watercolour journal.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, radarbeacon, sandhamn, skärgård, sketck, skiss, Stockholm, Sweden, usk, watercolor, Watercolour